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September 2004
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The
Toltec Mystery School of Light |
Issue
#28 |
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your newsletters—each one is filled with ways to
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In this issue we have great
articles and many questions and answers about growing
on the Path!
Read the
questions and answers section of the newsletter, Ask
the Guides, where readers ask Kris and Kalyn
questions about their path. You might find a question
you have. |
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Slaying
the Ego |
by
Kris Raphael |
Previously
I spoke about a tonal technique to free us
from ego - what Toltecs refer to as the human
form. Following this article I will give an
energetic process for rising above the ego.
But first, some more clarification as to what
the ego is and how it prevents our growth and
evolution.
Recall that the human form or ego is a specific
body or energy that exists in humanity. In the
individual it is the body of pretension. It was
originally created to facilitate individuality
in the in-body experience. However, it took on
a life of its own turning individuality (a
positive) into separateness (detrimental
to self-development).
As an aside, the human form/ego is not to be
confused with what Toltecs call the human mold.
Briefly, the human mold is the blueprint of what
it is to be human. All species have an energetic
blueprint.
Humanity rides on a continuous cycle of descension
(moving into density) to ascension (moving from
density back to the collective). The Dreamer
exists on the level of the collective. Individuality
does not exist on the level of the Dreamer. It
is much easier to "work out" certain
issues while in individuality than when in the
state of the collective. When individual, we
experience the collective "karma" of
humanity as our own experience. When individual,
we are able to take a "piece" of the
collective down into space and time and work
it through. Such is not possible while in the
state of the collective where space and time
as we know it are not part of the equation.
Most of you reading this dissertation are in
the cycle of ascension. You are moving from individuality
back into the collective. To do so requires that
you free yourself from the human form/ego. The
ego vibrates at a very dense frequency, much
lower than the state of the collective. You simply
cannot evolve and then ascend while under the
grips of the human form/ego. The ego is alive
and well in the vat of human consciousness and
will fight you for its survival every step of
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You
will recall that the tonal technique for
breaking free of the ego is brutal honesty
with self, including the expression of
that brutal honesty. The ego can only mimic
the Authentic Self. The ego tries to mimic
love, but can only make co-dependence.
The ego tries to create bliss, an essential
quality of the Self, but can only succeed
at fleeting happiness. The ego takes natural
abundance and turns it into greed and competition.
The ego is very cunning and convinces us to believe
and act in ways that not only stop our growth,
but is the root cause of much of our suffering
in life. Abundance, for example, is a natural
essence of the universe. There is an infinite
supply of energy - things may change from one
form to another but there is never more or less
energy, only different forms of energy. Part
of spiritual mastery is mastering the laws of
energy. As you do so abundance flows naturally.
However, the first thing the ego does is to convince
you that you are separate from other people,
separate from all that is. The human form convinces
you that if someone else has something, you will
not. The ego blinds you to the world of energy
and gives you tunnel vision so that you only
see that particular piece of energy that is manifest
into form at any given time. By doing so the
human form fosters competition and the have and
have not mentality.
When you are in such a mentality, you are out
of the natural flow of abundance and will only
experience what the ego wants you to experience
- the have or have not. In this state, you cannot
experience the unlimited flow of the Nagual.
And, you will say, `yes, the ego is right, unless
I keep what is mine I will have nothing.'
I personally went through periods of lack in
my life. However, as I have continued to align
self to the powerful Intent of the Nagual, abundance
continues to flow increasingly in ways beyond
my imagination. Moreover, Kalyn and myself have
never found it necessary to take money from the
Toltec Mystery School. All the money that flows
into it is put back into it so as to help it
fulfill its purpose.
Love, relationships, freedom, dominion, connection
to unseen friends and true fulfillment in life
are all stopped by the ego/human form. So many
people suffer needlessly, or try to convince
themselves their lives are something they are
not (a favorite ego trick).
As
an aside, slaying the ego does not mean
we ignore, avoid or reject our humanness
- quite the opposite. There is a reason
we come into body and employing our humanness
in alignment to our Nagual or spiritual
side is what leads to growth, evolution
and ascension.
The first step is to diligently keep your awareness
engaged and stalk the ego/human form in self.
Catch all of the lies you say to self. Be brutally
honest with yourself. Be aware when you `pretend'
(ego) you feel different than how you really
feel. Be aware of when and how you put on different
faces to different people. Be real and true to
Self.
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Love
and Light,
Kris
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Dear
Guide,
I would like to know where and what is my next journey
in my Sacred Contract, now that I have completed my work
in Love & Light of bring Self Awareness services and
program in Singapore. Please guide me and directly me clearly
to my new beginning, I seem to lost at this transition
time. I know my next path is working with children, but
where and how to get there? I have exhausted all my funds
and left with the wisdom and skills and willing to move
forward to any new opening or opportunity or relocation
to be in service again. However I have not been guided
clearly yet which way to move forward or am I still resisting
the change? ? Please assist
in the direction to move on or how to find the answers!
-Pauline
Hello
Pauline,
We have all heard the saying “the universe works in mysterious
ways”. Part of the meaning of this is that we cannot
assume that life will be the way we expect it to be.
You feel that your contract, or life mission, is to help
others.
Our lives have two parts to them- one is our personal
task, or the personal growth work we need to do in this
life. Our personal task is something that we work on
healing in the Toltec Path. Our personal task is what
enables us to strengthen all aspects of ourselves, bringing
us closer to our own divinity. Once we are closer to
our own divinity we can’t help but benefit others and
help them, whether we are working directly to help others
or not. The second part our lives have is our life mission
in which we contribute and help humanity. Once we have
done sufficient work on our personal task, our life mission
will naturally show up in our lives – we won’t need to
seek it out.
Because you find yourself in a transition period in which
you are unsure of your next step, it is clear that you
are not aware of what is before you now. You have a generous
heart and mean to do well, Pauline, and this is admirable.
However, it is most important to your Soul, or Dreamer,
that you work on your personal task, doing the healing
in this life that you are meant to do.
As you take on your personal task, you will find all
aspects of your life shifting. It may or may not be that
your Dreamer wishes for you to help others at this time:
this is a part of the mystery. On the other hand, your
Dreamer does need for you to work on your personal task.
Do this to heal what you came into body to heal and you
will find that when you follow your life’s path (which
is done by living in alignment to your Dreamer- this
is often called following your heart), then you will
know what you are meant to do. You will not find yourself
without direction or funds but will find yourself fulfilled
instead.
So, the question is, what is your personal task? Whether
you follow the Toltec Path or live according to the Four
Agreements, apply these and you will help yourself to
find and heal your personal task.
Love
and Light,
K2
(Kris & Kalyn)
Dear
Guide,
Tomorrow is going to be my fourth wedding anniversary,
and I feel like I am living with a complete stranger.
The more we learn about each other the less we have in
common. It is a very empty feeling. I often think of
a dear friend I had years ago. It was a very intimate
relationship. Not physical in any way, but intensely
intimate. I truly believe I'm in love with him, even
though I haven't seen him in years. I've never felt a
bond so deep before or since. So my question to you is
this: is there a reason a particular person or experience
can haunt me so much, and what does it mean? -Tawnya
Hello
Tawnya
On the Toltec Path we speak of mirrors: there are mirrors
in life that work to help us to see our selves, to truly
know ourselves. What we see in others, like and dislike,
is merely a reflection of ourselves. This is the way
life is set up so that we are able to know thyself, which
allows us to walk our spiritual path. After all, a spiritual
master seeks to connect with all that is, including themselves.
When you speak of your marriage and that you have found
that he is a stranger who you have little in common with,
you are truly seeing yourself reflected by him. Life
is trying to bring you to increase your connection with
yourself. Get to know yourself, what you like, dislike;
what your strengths and weaknesses are.
You married your husband because he was a good mate for
you at the time, and this is still true. Your challenge
is to remember what you fell in love with and to find
things that you do have in common. Don’t let yourself
fall into the trap of forgetting the positive things
and only focusing on the negative things: this is an
ego trap to create a dream of hell.
You are wondering why you thought you had such a great
connection with your friend, but you know this is not
quite a clear perspective. If you’d had such a great
connection, then you would have married him instead.
Be careful because being “haunted” by the memory of such
a deeply bonded friendship is a romanticized vision.
Every relationship, romantic or not, has its strengths,
joys, weaknesses, and hardships. One such difference
is merely that romantic relationships always go deeper
than friendships, creating greater opportunities for
joys and hardships. Don’t let your ego fool you into
taking this out of context: had you married this good
friend, you’d be having the same basic problems that
you are experiencing in this marriage.
Your mirrors never lie, as they are universal laws that
always apply. Romantic relationships go deeper, mirroring
back more of ourselves to ourselves, while friendships
are not as deep and are set up to be fun, not to work
through life’s ups and downs together.
Deepen your connection to yourself and get to know yourself
more intimately- then the mirror of your marriage will
shift too.
Love
and Light,
K2
Dear
Guide,
I would like to know if I am on the right path with the
right people? Do I need to be on my guard for people
who are not true to the light and may use me for the
wrong reasons? Thank you so much for your help and always
being there at the right time. -Anita
Hi Anita,
A more correct question to ask would be are you doing
your best on your own path?
Focusing on whether you are with the “right” people or
not is an ego tactic to keep you from focusing where
you need to focus, which is on yourself.
Regardless of what you mean by the “right” people or
how you define “right” does not really matter. On a spiritual
path, we need to do our best to live in alignment to
our divine aspects, to do our best every day, and to
make healthy beneficial choices and decisions for ourselves.
The people you surround yourself should not affect this.
Those you choose to be with is a choice you make. While
we always need to be wise about whom we choose to follow
or be with, we will always know what we need to know
when we seek the correct thing – ourselves.
As you focus on your own path and your connection with
your Dreamer (or Soul), you will know whether you are
with the people you need to be with or not – no questions
asked.
On the other hand, if you are choosing people who are
not beneficial to you, then you can rest assured that
you are not focusing on yourself and your Dreamer – your
ego has fooled you into focusing outside of yourself.
Love
and Light,
K2
Dear
Guide,
What
keeps me in my relationship with my spouse....... other
than commitment? When people don’t talk.......sleep together.....or
show any passion for one another....what keeps it together?
How does one move on? -Ann
Dear Ann,
Rest assured that more relationships are like this than
people let on. You are not in an uncommon situation feeling
like the only bond between you and your spouse is a commitment.
When we get to know someone, everything about them is new
to us and is magical. We are fascinated by how different
they are and about what we do have in common. However,
as time goes on, if we don’t allow change and personal
growth in our lives, then we don’t change either. Our stories,
our personality and our behaviors become still. At this
point, it is hard to connect with our mate or to let them
connect with us: we know each other and, since things haven’t
changed, it is easy to grow somewhat numb and apart. This
is when people grow apart; they stop having passion in
life, for themselves and for their relationship. Very often
we still love our mates, but we are not necessarily in
love anymore.
The only reason that people stay in a relationship that
has become empty is because their lives are habitual or
familiar and they resist or fear change. There is a safety
to the familiar routine, the familiar lifestyle: we have
learned to get along with our mate – even if our mate is
now more like a roommate, often sleeping in a different
bed or room- and it is easier to leave things the way they
are because we think they “work” instead of ruffling the
feathers of change.
Change is a base part of life: it is core to every aspect
of our lives and is far more important that we may realize.
We should never fear change, even though change can and
often does, disrupt our routine by forcing us how to figure
out how to make new things work.
Change doesn’t necessarily have to be difficult or undesirable
though. Chances are that if our marriage or relationship
lacks passion, then we also lack passion in our lives.
Before changing the status of our relationships (unless
our relationship is abusive and detrimental to us), we
can try bringing change into our own lives. Many of us
get caught up in the stress of life and work, rushing around
making little time for ourselves.
Begin by making time for yourself: pursue some interests,
getting you more engaged in positive and enjoyable aspects
of life. In time, you will find things that bring you great
joy and passion and this will spill over into relationship
as well, whether it is with your current relationship or,
if the current relationship has run its course, a new one.
Always focus first on what you need to change in yourself.
Change is a positive, though sometimes challenging, part
of life that brings us new adventures, new passions and
new connections (with the same people and/or new ones).
Love & Light,
K2
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Toltec
Vision
Movie Review:
Down with Love |
by
Kalyn B Raphael |
On
the Toltec Path we talk about stalking ourselves, an
observation technique aimed at becoming aware of ourselves
more deeply. Stalking is meant to help us see ourselves
more clearly, what we do, why we do it: our habits,
our mannerisms. Basically, stalking ourselves helps
us come to see what motivates us and why, what make
us tick.
Being more keenly aware of ourselves in this way allows us to become truly
aware of ourselves, including what we do or don’t do that keeps us unhappy
and in a dream of hell.
The movie Down with Love is a fun, romantic comedy. In the movie, Renee Zellweger plays
an ex-secretary, Barbara, that has fallen in love with her boss Catcher. Being
an excellent stalker, she knows what makes her boss, played by Ewan
McGregor,
tick and what motivates his behaviors. She understands the single bachelor
game he is playing in life and she sets out to beat him at his own game, gaining
his favor, attention and his heart.
For a fun movie that illustrates the benefits of stalking to increase awareness, Down
with Love is cute, romantic and fun.
Love and Light,
Kalyn |
Fourth
Corner
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Don't
Take Anything Personally
by
Kalyn B Raphael
Have
you noticed that people say that they are practicing
not taking things personally, but then
they blame others for their problems, mistakes, etc.? Is it possible that
others go around deliberately trying to cause us trouble or pain? Usually not,
but even in this case, when we blame we are allowing another to control us because
we are taking their actions personally. You are in control
of your own life, except when you give that control away.
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Mastery
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COURSE on CDs: An Alternative |
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For
those who are unable to work directly with a teacher
or who just wish to supplement this work, Kris and
Kalyn have created an alternative, the Mastery of Awareness
Audio Course on CDs. The CDs include not only lessons,
but also energetic, meditative processes, and also live
commentary from Kris and Kalyn. You can listen to the
CDs in your car (not the meditative processes please)
or in the convenience of your home.
TESTIMONIAL: Here
are some testimonials. (Thank you Mel and Matthew!)
"Hi
K2!
I love the Mastery of Awareness CD's! Kris and Kalyn,
your commentaries have really helped. The lessons
on tape put them in a different dimension for me (out of
cyber space and into a voice)...one with more physical
aspects. I love your voices too. Anyway, I
listen to them in the car. . .so that makes me happy to
spend that time in the car this way.
with Love and Light,
Mel"
"The
CDs add a whole extra dimension. I like to learn by
reading, and when I listen to Kris and Kalyn on the
CDs, it takes me out of my pattern - which is what
this is all about. I have also never had much success
with meditation exercises that I read. The guided
exercises are a help to me, because I can release having
to remember what I read and just listen to Kris. Writing
about it makes my left big toe tingle for some reason.  " ~Matthew
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